This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, Duty Station Atlanta, GA.

Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As an Administrative Specialist, you will use your knowledge and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by: Responsible for performing payroll corrections. Serving as Timekeeper. Responsible for performing a wide variety of administrative tasks associated with maintaining and supporting the work performed within the organization. Communicating regularly with Staff to maintain calendars and scheduling, booking meetings, and conferences. Skill in Oral and Written Communication.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
• Suitable for federal employment
• Meet time in grade restrictions by the closing date of the announcement
• Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date.
• A financial disclosure statement may be required.
• Current government employees and government contractors will be granted provisional suitability and will onboard in an expedited manner.
• Once on board, continued employment will be based on the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Minimum Qualifications You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-05 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing three (3) of the duties listed below: - Providing a variety of staff support and program management assistance to the Supervisor. - Serving as a timekeeper and entering payroll data. - Making travel arrangements for the Supervisor as needed including arranging visits, transportation, and hotel reservations, interacting with host organizations and officials, and preparing travel vouchers. - Screening correspondences for signatures, correctness of grammar, format, and completeness. OR Have completed a bachelor's degree in any field and meet eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) Provision. Note: You must submit transcripts (official or unofficial). OR Have completed one (1) full academic year of graduate level education in a field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct the work of the position, such as business administration, public administration, etc. Note: You must submit transcripts (official or unofficial). OR Have a combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience. Note: This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through national Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website

Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Note: Applications can be accepted from students who expect to complete qualifying education within 9 months from the date of application. Education was completed successfully before the applicant can be appointed.

Contacts

• Address Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 US
• Name: SROC Help Desk
• Phone: -----
• Email: [email protected]